About Us

About Us

Our mission is to be the catalyst that enables people to strengthen our communities by investing in one another. 1 in 5 Bay Area residents lives in poverty, making impossible choices between food or gas – heat or clothing – day care or the doctor. Our goal is to cut that number in half by 2020 by harnessing creativity, expertise, and philanthropy. Join us.

Building a Movement

For 80 years, United Way has been combining forces with non-profits, grassroots activists, individual donors, corporations, government agencies, labor—everyone who believes that we must take action. Including you. Together, we’re building a movement of thousands of people to cut poverty called MAKE IT BE.

Creating Pathways Out of Poverty

United Way’s innovative programs, including SparkPoint, Earn It! Keep It! Save It!, 211, MatchBridge and Community Schools, provide essential resources and empower people to achieve lasting financial stability. When we earn enough to support ourselves, we spend more in local businesses, our neighborhoods are safer, and we’re better able to support our children’s education. LEARN MORE.

Raising Funds for Our Community

United Way facilitates fundraising campaigns at more than 500 Bay Area companies and receives donations from more than 60,000 individuals, raising $32.6 million for our community. These funds support United Way programs, as well as more than 2,000 other nonprofits. To invest in our community, DONATE TODAY.

Get Involved

MAKE IT BE is the United Way powered movement to cut poverty in half by 2020. To reach that goal, no one can sit on the sidelines. If you believe that poverty is unacceptable, take a stand and lend a hand. Give. Advocate. Volunteer. GET INVOLVED in our community.